Mia McGill — a communications specialist from Minneapolis, Minnesota
Ittai Sopher — a digital journalist and news producer from New Orleans, Louisiana
Justin White — a director of orchestra personnel from Overland Park, Kansas (whose 1-day cash winnings total $14,701)
| Player | First Commercial | End of Jeopardy! | End of Double Jeopardy! | Final | Coryat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin | $2,600 | $3,400 | $4,800 |
$9,314
3rd place: $1,000 |
$4,200
14 R (including 1 DD), 4 W |
| Ittai | $4,000 | $5,800 | $6,600 |
$12,401
New champion: $12,401 |
$8,400
11 R (including 1 DD), 2 W (including 1 DD) |
| Mia | $2,000 | $4,200 | $6,200 |
$12,200
2nd place: $2,000 |
$6,200
14 R, 2 W |
| STATE INSECTS | THE ____ OF CANADA | REVIVAL | TV QUICK TAKES | SLANG | READING WITH JENNA BUSH HAGER |
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$200
[1]
The children of an elementary school in Fresno led the way in getting the dogface butterfly official designation in this state
California
Justin
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$200
[30]
McGill University, founded 1821, is sometimes called this, after a university founded in 1636
the Harvard of Canada
Mia
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$200
[26]
Fela Kuti has a song named for one of these creatures, the revived undead
a zombie
Mia
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$200
[19]
Last names of Nick & Vanessa, who began hosting Netflix' "Love is Blind" in 2020
Lachey
Justin
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$200
[8]
This 3-letter word can refer to a state of intoxication, making a person incandescent
lit
Justin
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$200
[23]
(Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) I developed my love of books as a child; my parents always made sure we were surrounded by plenty, & a favorite they used to read to me aloud was this author's "James and the Giant Peach"
Roald Dahl
Justin
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$400
[2]
Both found on its long migration routes--Texas & Minnesota each picked this regal flyer
a monarch butterfly
Mia
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$400
[29]
The Gemini Awards, last given in 2011 for excellence in television: these, after awards first given in 1949
(the) Emmys (of Canada)
Mia
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$400
[25]
Fashionable examples of this alphanumeric turn-of-the-century revival include the dress-over-jeans look & double denim
Y2K
Mia
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$400
[18]
Scheming dispatcher Louie de Palma kept his charges in line in this 1970s classic
Taxi
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$400
[6]
Could you be any more this 5-letter word that means mainstream, like pumpkin spice lattes
basic
Ittai
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$400
[22]
(Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) One of my club picks for 2023 is "Black Candle Women" by Diane Marie Brown, about four generations of women who live under one roof & have a big secret--a love curse relating to a Voodoo sorceress in this Southern city that links the story back to the 1950s
New Orleans
Justin
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$600
[14]
This bioluminescent pick for Pennsylvania lights up summer evenings
the firefly
Justin
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$600
[28]
Montreal, with a Rue Saint-Jacques & a French heritage: this, after a city with a Rue Saint-Jacques & even Frencher heritage
(the) Paris (of Canada)
Justin
Mia
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$600
[24]
Many homes in Westchester County, New York feature this revival style named for a dynasty founded by Henry VII
Tudor
Mia
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$600
[17]
In a magical turn, Warwick Davis took this title movie role to Disney+ in 2022
Willow
Justin
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$600
[5]
It's not just for brides! A man getting married can turn into this portmanteau monster
a groomzilla
Mia
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$600
[9]
(Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) The perfect vacation read & one my sister Barbara & I still talk about is "Summer Sisters", a novel for adults by this woman who is beloved for her young adult fiction
Judy Blume
Ittai
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DD
$1,000
[10]
This industrious insect important to agriculture was chosen by Nebraska & Missouri
a honeybee
Ittai
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$800
[16]
National symbol Johnny Canuck: this after a national symbol he's shownkickingout of the country in an 1869 cartoon
the Uncle Sam of Canada
|
$800
[20]
I got the leads for this Mamet play, revived in 2005! Liev Schreiber as Ricky Roma & Alan Alda as Shelly Levene!
Glengarry Glen Ross
Ittai
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$800
[12]
Lyrics to this '90s TV show theme included "Yo, homes, smell ya later"
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Justin
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$800
[4]
Also the title of a song by DJ Mustard, Ty Dolla $ign & Ashanti, these 2 words may sound rude but just mean "I understand"
say less
|
$800
[7]
(Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) One book that I have read multiple times & chose for my book club is "The Bluest Eye" by this woman, my all-time favorite author
Toni Morrison
Justin
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$1,000
[15]
New Mexico chose the tarantula hawk, a type of this stinging insect that preys on tarantulas
wasp
|
$1,000
[27]
CBC news anchor Peter Mansbridge, who stepped down in 2017: this, after a CBS news anchor who stepped down in 1981
the Walter Cronkite of Canada
Ittai
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$1,000
[21]
A 1949 article said the revival meetings of this male evangelist drew more than 20,000 people "in the big tent"
(Billy) Graham
Mia
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$1,000
[13]
Trading the courtroom for the classroom, this actor returned to AMC in "Lucky Hank"
(Bob) Odenkirk
Ittai
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$1,000
[3]
Somewhat akin to down-low is this other "low" which can precede "goated when X is the vibe"
lowkey
Mia
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$1,000
[11]
(Jenna Bush Hager presents the clue.) I recommended a 2022 novel that's as Gothic & mysterious as you can get; it's named for & set at this branch of the Met that's dedicated to the art of the Middle Ages
the Cloisters
Ittai
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| ROMAN EMPERORS | DOUBLE-VOWEL PLACES | "HIGH" THERE | KEVIN SENT | WALKING & TALKING | TAKING A RIDE |
|
$400
[25]
Reports of his "fiddling" while Rome burned are greatly exaggerated; fiddles didn't even exist back then
Nero
Mia
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$400
[26]
Its islands include Syros, Sifnos, Skiathos & Serifos
Greece
Mia
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$400
[27]
A drink of whiskey & soda gave its name to this type of glass seen here
a highball
Mia
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$800
[15]
Kevin James played Doug Heffernan on "Everybody Loves Raymond" after Doug borough-ed into his own sitcom titled this
The King of Queens
Ittai
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$800
[22]
This Bible book gives us the line "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil"
Psalms
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$800
[21]
Paddle 1,200 miles of routes named for this type of boat in Minnesota's Boundary Waters Wilderness
canoe
|
|
$800
[24]
As seen in thebust, Commodus was obsessed with this he-man of Greek myth, even dressing as him
Hercules
Ittai
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$800
[23]
Dumbo, which, as you can see, is short for Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass is a neighborhood in this borough
Brooklyn
Justin
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$800
[8]
Floods is another way to say this slang term for pants that are too short
high waters
Justin
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$1,200
[5]
2023 brought this NBA superstar & self-described lifelong nomad to his fourth team, the Phoenix Suns
Kevin Durant
Mia
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$1,200
[19]
The title character of this play says, "Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player"
Macbeth
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$1,200
[20]
You can take a nice-sized ride of 700 miles on a single tank of gas in a Sonata hybrid blue by this car company
Hyundai
Justin
|
|
$1,600
[10]
Incitatus was this emperor's favorite horse & legend says he once tried to make the animal a consul
Caligula
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$1,600
[1]
The lions & tigers are kept in a different part of Michigan than this city known as both "The Celery City" & "The Mall City"
Kalamazoo
Justin
Ittai
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$1,200
[4]
Sean Connery teaches a Scot to fight & be immortal in this film
Highlander
Ittai
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$1,600
[13]
Nick Cannon sent a live llama to the home of this standup comic & film star as a birthday gift; he put Nick's private number on billboards
(Kevin) Hart
Mia
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$1,600
[9]
His 1994 autobiography is called "A Long Walk to Freedom"
Mandela
Ittai
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$1,600
[18]
In 1961 he became the first American to ride into space; apparently enjoying the area, he took a walk on the Moon 10 years later
Alan Shepard
Justin
|
|
DD
$2,000
[11]
Hadrian had his wall & this cousin who immediately preceded him had his column
Emperor Trajan
Ittai
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DD
$1,800
[3]
The sea of this, a name big in the Bible, is really a freshwater lake that gets most of its inflow from the Jordan River
the Sea of Galilee
Justin
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$1,600
[6]
It's what you call this type of chest of drawers seen here
a highboy
|
$2,000
[14]
Kevin McDonald was Sir Simon Milligan & Dave Foley, his manservant Hecubus on this "youthful" Canadian sketch show
Kids in the Hall
Justin
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$2,000
[17]
A song from this musical says, "The minute you walked in the joint, I could see you were a man of distinction, a real big spender"
Sweet Charity
|
$2,000
[16]
The largest emirate in area in the UAE, it's home to Formula Rossa, the roller coaster seenherethat is 149 mph in 4.9 seconds
Abu Dhabi
Justin
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$2,000
[12]
Seen here is the exterior of the once-magnificent baths of this emperor, which could accommodate some 1,600 bathers
Caracalla
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$2,000
[2]
In 1994 this South African province was divided up into 4 smaller ones that include what's now called Limpopo
the Transvaal
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$2,000
[7]
This fashionable London district is home to the cemetery where Douglas Adams & Karl Marx reside
Highgate Cemetery
Mia
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A 1931 Charlie Chaplin film & a West Coast bookstore open since 1953 both bear this name
City Lights